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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1916
Page
3
Rodney Blair, guided by fate and a midwest hotel encounter, uncovers blackmail plots and saves a widow’s secret. He then finds love with Alice Durant, daughter of Mrs. Winslow, revealing that Mary Winslow was Abel Drake’s long lost boyhood love. The tale ends in a double wedding uniting two families.
Collier's Weekly praises a new United States volunteer regiment named The Redheads. The piece urges fierce recruitment by hair color and argues the unit will be among the best fighters. It compares the theory to famous historic regiments and calls for bold action.
The piece outlines federal bearing of territorial administration costs in the United States. It cites Hawaii’s 1914 direct property tax receipts at 3,768,468 against territory expenses of 4,687,545 and Alaska revenues from business licenses near 1,000,000. It notes US spending on Alaska administration totaling 41,560,168 including 7,200,000 purchase price, and DC expenses split evenly between Congress and citizens.
Hank, after six years courting Mandy, finally asks her to marry. Mandy exclaims the sudden move, while Hank explains his fear others might beat him to it if he waited any longer.
The article explains propagating ferns by spores using a seed pan with drainage, leaf mold and sand, a glass cover, and careful watering. It emphasizes shady light and patience, noting the plant bears abundant berries enjoyed by birds and people, with various songbirds visiting for mulberries and cherries.
The Japanese walnut, imported from the Orient about twenty years ago, makes dense shade with large tropical leaves and early bearing nuts starting at three to four years. The Downing mulberry is a rapid grower and a good second choice, though not as hardy in the North.
The piece offers practical gardening tips for the season focusing on shading issues and plant selection. It recommends shade tolerant flowers like pansies and ferns, shallow soil cultivation, post rainfall soil loosening, proper watering, and wintering strategies. It also advises spacing, pruning for larger blooms, edging maintenance, weed control with brine, and hand weeding for insect pests.
A flat is a shallow box three or four inches deep. Bore holes in the bottom and layer cinders, then fill with light rich loam and sand half and half. Smooth soil with a flat board and draw lines across two to three inches apart. In the furrows sow the seed.
A husband quips about spending on dresses as he envies Mrs Smythe’s simple frock that costs 150 dollars versus the wife’s gown at 300. She retorts that her dress was cheaper yet more stylish and hints at buying a more elaborate one for nothing. The exchange highlights ironic fashion priorities.
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The Authors' Club of London lists 644 resident members in Great Britain among whom 171 are in active service. Six have died in action or of wounds and 13 votes of sympathy for members in the death of sons or brothers on the field are recorded. The article notes the club may wield both pen and sword.
Retire dandruff and itching with Cuticura Ointment then shampoo next morning with Cuticura Soap and hot water. A clean scalp means healthier hair and relief from dandruff itching burning crustings and scalings. Free sample by mail with Book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
Deacon Barnes tells his Sunday school class that sin is Adam’s legacy. A bright pupil notes it as the first record of a will not being broken. The deacon adds there was enough to go around since everyone received their share of the inheritance.
An advertisement touts ethine-double strength as a guaranteed cure for freckles. Instructions urge applying an ounce nightly and morning to remove freckles, claiming most need less than one ounce. The product, marketed by Roney, promises faded or vanished spots and a fair complexion with a money-back guarantee.
The dialogue jokes about Miss Oldgirl who responds to a rude critic by changing her expression, illustrating a playful exchange about politeness and reaction to insults.
Mrs Anna Kelly of Burling ton Wisconsin testifies to relief from pains and sickness with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Readers are invited to seek free confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
A senate exchange shows Senator Sorghum insisting he is mostly a statesman while acknowledging looming conventions and a large practical citizen following that pushes him to take a formal political stand.
Quote dialog argues for wooden Indian signs at cut-rate ticket offices to signal a scalping business inside. The exchange questions signage choices and hidden activities in storefronts.
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